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Mood planter style #2
These Beaumont Mood planters were retrieved from a city storage unit and taken to the Denton Public Library's Special Collections department to be cleaned.
Red clay planter with bands of dark matte brown and glazed blue and brown. The planter…
Red clay planter with bands of dark matte brown and glazed blue and brown. The planter…
Howard Miller Clocks.
Oversized Howard Miller clock at the Emily Fowler Library. 42" diameter x 3" deep. A brass plate says:
"In Memory of Joe Skiles, From His Friends. 1981"
The library was given three clocks of two different sizes. The smaller clocks are 26" in…
"In Memory of Joe Skiles, From His Friends. 1981"
The library was given three clocks of two different sizes. The smaller clocks are 26" in…
Leaded glass window hanging in the Emily Fowler Library.
This leaded glass window was once part of the original library that was built in 1949. During the 2002-2004 renovations, the window was removed and mounted. It now hangs inside the library.
Two peacock chairs and a custom stained glass fireplace screen.
Two Hans Wegner Peacock Chairs in front of the fireplace at the Emily Fowler Library. The wood is Ash and Teak and the seat Danish paper cord. 30"w x 29"d x 42"h. The chairs were given to the library by the Denton Optimist Club in 1981, in memory of…
Mexican brick floor
O'Neil Ford charged the Acme Brick Company of Denton to make a brick especially for him to use in the Emily Fowler Library. They did and dubbed it, "El Ford." The brick flooring remained in the library from 1968 until 1980 when it was replaced with…
Pergolas
Two pergolas run along the south-facing side of the Emily Fowler Library. They were added for the 1968 renovation of the library and designed by O'Neil Ford.
Mural of the geography and history of Denton County
There is a long story about how this map came to be.In 1936, Sena Mounts Wright drew this map based on drawings by a local surveyor, In celebration of the new Denton City-County Public Library, a mural was commissioned by the Parent-Teacher…
Photoengravers plate
Image of men posing with mules wearing packs beside a fence with a harvester and thresher machine in the landscape near a hill.
6" x 15", possibly made of tin.
On the back is a handwritten note: "Sun Eddy Early Days". Logo of Mico-Metal…
6" x 15", possibly made of tin.
On the back is a handwritten note: "Sun Eddy Early Days". Logo of Mico-Metal…
Replica of the Rosetta Stone
Museum replica of the Rosetta Stone. It was once made available for customers to check out. It is 34" x 30" x 1" 1/2 and currently hangs on the east wall in the Special Collections Department. The condition is fair, with material missing, along the…
Keep Denton Dynamic slide
35 mm slide made in collaboration between the Denton Chamber of Commerce and the City of Denton. Found in a slide tray as part of a report.
Stone bird sculpture
A bird sculpture made from stone with its head tilted upwards and its wings arched.
Pottery urn #4
Another pottery urn made by Beaumont Mood. This particular urn is located in the library director's office. It is also made from red clay and has a pinkish-hue and a rust-colored glaze; the shape is conical.
The condition: has several cracks…
The condition: has several cracks…
Glazed hanging pendant lamp
Terracotta pendant lamp with a reddish glaze and bands with various patterns such as fluted lines, seamless ovals, and an atomic starburst. The holes were hand-pierced using a dowel. Measures 24 3/4" x 10 1/2".
It was fashioned by the Beaumont…
It was fashioned by the Beaumont…
Sculpture of the head of a dog.
Small sculpture made from clay of the head of a dog on a black plastic base. There are some nicks and the left ear is missing. Some evidence of peeled-off stickers underside. One of the photographs is from 2018 and the other was taken sometime in the…
Two views of the circulation desk at the Emily Fowler Library over time.
The first photo shows the newly added extension to the Emily Fowler Library which was designed by O'Neil Ford and added in 1969. The second view was taken after the building was expanded in 1980-81 to include an upper level.
The pottery lamps were…
The pottery lamps were…